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SELF-PITY

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• SELF-PITY (noun)
The noun SELF-PITY has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

Familiarity information: SELF-PITY used as a noun is very rare.

• SELF-PITY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("self-pity" is a kind of...):

sorrow (an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement)

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